Author: John Lawless

Pinecastle Records has announced the signing of veteran bluegrass Gospel group The King James Boys from South Carolina. The band started out in 1994 with guitarist Randy Spencer and a few friends singing in their home church, but as the years

We may very well be living in a golden age of flatpicks. Even though the most preferred material, shell from the Hawksbill tortoise, is becoming rarer all the time with international trade in their shells prohibited by law, a wealth

Most folks in bluegrass know Ashby Frank as an extremely gifted singer, songwriter, and mandolinist, but not everyone realizes that he is also a very talented comedian. Frank was one half of the outrageously funny Darrell Brothers, along with Brandon

Recording King, a leading importer of Asian-made bluegrass instruments, has announced a complete upgrade of their most popular model, the RK-R20 Songster banjo. Selling for just under $600, this model has been a top choice for people starting out on the

Ralph Stanley II has signed with RBR Entertainment, and completed work on a new project for the label with creative director Billy Droze. We have long felt that II's finest recording to date has been his single album with Lonesome Day

Authentic Unlimited, surely the hottest new commodity in bluegrass music in recent years, has a new single out today from their self-titled debut album with Billy Blue Records. The song is one called Hannah, written and sung by guitarist John Meador,

Popular bluegrass Gospel group The Churchmen have welcome an old friend back into the fold. Their very first fiddler, Christian Gillikin, has returned to the band after taking his leave some years ago. A Virginia Beach native, Christian has been playing

Kristen Leigh Bearfield is a bluegrass and Gospel singer/songwriter from Tennessee, who has been performing this past five years or so with the all-female acoustic Gospel outfit, High Road. A graduate of ETSU with a minor in bluegrass, this talented young

The Lost and Found have a new single releasing tomorrow on Mountain Fever Records. But wait, you may say... hasn't that band been defunct for nearly a decade? Well... it's a long story. To get the skinny, we chatted with Allen

Noted Nashville recording engineer, producer, and studio owner Bil VornDick died on Tuesday, July 5 after a very short battle with cancer. Bil had received his diagnosis only a few days before he passed at 72 years of age. It isn't a